Replace the engine with one that gets reasonable fuel mileage. Add a fume extractor so the main gun doesn’t choke the crew. Redo the wiring loops so they don’t burn as easily. Mount a new gunsight, commander vision system and the interior screens so you can actually see what’s going on outside. Attach the antennas…

Surprise, I’ve been writing for other people again. A friend of mine, Bill, is the editor for Airsoft Action and a keen wargamer. In the latest issue, he wrote up a piece on Black Powder Red Earth 28mm, extolling the virtues to the 6mm Soldiers crowd (no, not the tiny scale). He also asked if…

I am a keen fan of the CVR(T) family of vehicles, tiny armoured fighting vehicles which the British have been using since the 1970s and are still (with some tweaks and upgrades) in service with the British Army today. Maybe its from having a diecast one as a toy as a child or maybe the…

One downside of not really going to wargames clubs anymore is that I can no longer rely on their vast collections of terrain. I’ve slowly been building up my own stockpile of things in addition to the literal pile of buildings I have, adding some lichen, scatter and trees to the boxes to add to…

Thanks to the Dastardly Regular Opponent, I got a Rubicon M5A1 kit. Seeing as my Churchill Tank platoon may need some recce boys to watch up ahead, I immediately jumped in to getting it built up! As you might expect from Rubicon, it’s a pretty fantastic kit. That company has nailed down how to make…

Yesterday was Vapa in York, the first one since 2020. It was good to see the show return – it’s one of the first of the year and among my favourites, a place to catch-up and see people or find out the new release gossip. This year it seemed to be running at 75%, with…